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American college football season

The 2025 NC State Wolfpack football team represents North Carolina State University during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolfpack play their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and compete as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They are led by head coach Dave Doeren, in his 13th season as the team’s head coach.

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Incoming

[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
7:00 p.m. East Carolina* ACCN W 24–17 56,919
September 6 Noon Virginia[a]*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
 ESPN2 W 35–31 56,919
7:30 p.m. at Wake Forest ESPN W 34–24 29,043
September 20 4:00 p.m. at Duke ESPN2 L 33–45 30,022
September 27 7:00 p.m. Virginia Tech
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
 The CW L 21–23 56,919
October 4 2:00 p.m. Campbell*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
 ACCNX/ESPN+ W 56–10 56,919
October 11 3:30 p.m. at No. 16 Notre Dame* Peacock/NBC[b] L 7–36 77,622
October 25 3:30 p.m. at Pittsburgh ACCN L 34–53 46,840
November 1 7:30 p.m. No. 8 Georgia Techdagger
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
 ESPN2 W 48–36 56,919
November 15 3:30 p.m. at No. 15 Miami (FL) ESPN
8:00 p.m. Florida State
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
 ESPN
November 29 North Carolina
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)

[2][3]

Game summaries

vs East Carolina (rivalry)

Game information
First quarter
  • NCSU – Nick Konieczynski 29-yard field goal, 8:34. Wolfpack 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 64 yards, 6:26.
Second quarter
  • NCSU – CJ Bailey 11-yard run (Nick Konieczynski kick), 13:33. Wolfpack 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:31.
  • NCSU – Wesley Grimes 48-yard pass from CJ Bailey (Nick Konieczynski kick), 11:03. Wolfpack 17–0. Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:42.
  • ECU – Jayvontay Conner 79-yard pass from Katin Houser (Nick Mazzie kick), 2:21. Wolfpack 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 86 yards, 1:43.
Third quarter
  • NCSU – Hollywood Smothers 2-yard run (Nick Konieczynski kick), 3:43. Wolfpack 24–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:53.
Fourth quarter
  • ECU – Marlon Gunn Jr. 4-yard run (Nick Mazzie kick), 14:56. Wolfpack 24–14. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:42.
  • ECU – Nick Mazzie 34-yard field goal, 8:32. Wolfpack 24–17. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:51.
Statistics ECU NCSU
First downs 18 21
Plays–yards 73–436 67–428
Rushes–yards 28–53 33–110
Passing yards 383 318
Passing: comp–att–int 31–45–0 24–34–1
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 27:53 32:07
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Katin Houser 30/44, 366 yards, TD
Rushing London Montgomery 8 carries, 32 yards
Receiving Jayvontay Conner 2 receptions, 98 yards, TD
NC State Passing CJ Bailey 24/34, 318 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Hollywood Smothers 22 carries, 76 yards, TD
Receiving Wesley Grimes 4 receptions, 121 yards, TD

vs Virginia

Virginia Cavaliers (1–0) at NC State Wolfpack (1–0) – Game summary

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina

  • Date:
  • Game time: Noon
  • Game weather: Sunny, 86 °F (30 °C), SW 7mph
  • Game attendance: 56,919
  • Referee: Jon Noli
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • UVA – J’Mari Taylor 39-yard run (Will Bettridge kick), 10:37. Cavaliers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:23.
  • NCSU – CJ Bailey 30-yard run (Kanoah Vinesett kick), 8:26. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:11.
  • UVA – J’Mari Taylor 9-yard run (Will Bettridge kick), 3:41. Cavaliers 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:45.
Second quarter
  • NCSU – Noah Rogers 27-yard pass from CJ Bailey (Kanoah Vinesett kick), 14:23. Tied 14–14. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:18.
  • UVA – Will Bettridge 29-yard field goal, 4:08. Cavaliers 17–14. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 6:12.
  • UVA – Sage Ennis 3-yard pass from Chandler Morris (Will Bettridge kick), 0:17. Cavaliers 24–14. Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 2:47.
Third quarter
  • NCSU – Hollywood Smothers 14-yard run (Kanoah Vinesett kick), 10:46. Cavaliers 24–21. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:14.
  • NCSU – CJ Bailey 12-yard run (Kanoah Vinesett kick), 6:39. Wolfpack 28–24. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:41.
  • UVA – J’Mari Taylor 66-yard run (Will Bettridge kick), 5:11. Cavaliers 31–28. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:28.
  • NCSU – Hollywood Smothers 9-yard run (Kanoah Vinesett kick), 0:45. Wolfpack 35–31. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:26.
Fourth quarter
Statistics UVA NCSU
First downs 24 22
Plays–yards 76–514 65–416
Rushes–yards 32–257 35–216
Passing yards 30–257 16–200
Passing: comp–att–int 30–43–1 16–23–0
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 32:25 27:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Virginia Passing Chandler Morris 30/43, 257 yards, TD, INT
Rushing J’Mari Taylor 17 carries, 150 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Jahmal Edrine 6 receptions, 68 yards
NC State Passing CJ Bailey 16/23, 200 yards, TD
Rushing Hollywood Smothers 17 carries, 140 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Terrell Anderson 3 receptions, 44 yards

at Wake Forest (rivalry)

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics NCSU WAKE
First downs 24 12
Plays–yards 76–406 57–311
Rushes–yards 44–205 22–59
Passing yards 32–201 35–252
Passing: comp–att–int 23–32–0 21–35–0
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 38:05 21:55
Team Category Player Statistics
NC State Passing CJ Bailey 23/32, 201 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Hollywood Smothers 24 carries, 164 yards
Receiving Noah Rogers 4 receptions, 52 yards
Wake Forest Passing Robby Ashford 21/35, 252 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Demond Claiborne 12 carries, 35 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Chris Barnes 3 receptions, 76 yards

at Duke (Tobacco Road)

NC State Wolfpack (3–0) at Duke Blue Devils (1–2) – Game summary

at Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina

  • Date:
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Scattered clouds, 88 °F (31 °C), E 7 mph
  • Game attendance: 30,022
  • Referee: Justin Elliott
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics NCSU DUKE
First downs 26 22
Plays–yards 73–537 62–419
Rushes–yards 34–173 34–150
Passing yards 364 269
Passing: comp–att–int 29–39–3 19–28–0
Turnovers 4 0
Time of possession 32:29 27:31
Team Category Player Statistics
NC State Passing CJ Bailey 29/39, 364 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Hollywood Smothers 17 carries, 123 yards, TD
Receiving Terrell Anderson 6 receptions, 166 yards, 2 TD
Duke Passing Darian Mensah 19/28, 269 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Anderson Castle 12 carries, 92 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Cooper Barkate 3 reception, 65 yards, TD

vs Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech Hokies (1–3) vs NC State Wolfpack (3–1) – Game summary

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina

  • Date:
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C), NE 1 mph
  • Game attendance: 56,919
  • Referee: Jon Noli
  • TV announcers (The CW): Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Will Blackmon (analyst), and Wes Bryant (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics VT NCSU
First downs 18 18
Plays–yards 65 66
Rushes–yards 31–229 32–59
Passing yards 177 240
Passing: comp–att–int 20–34–0 26–34–0
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 29:49 30:11
Team Category Player Statistics
Virginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 20/34, 177 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Terion Stewart 15 carries, 174 yards
Receiving Ayden Greene 3 receptions, 44 yards
NC State Passing CJ Bailey 26/34, 240 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Hollywood Smothers 16 carries, 67 yards
Receiving Terrell Anderson 4 receptions, 65 yards

vs Campbell (FCS)

Campbell Fighting Camels (FCS) (1–4) vs NC State Wolfpack (3–2) – Game summary

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina

  • Date:
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C), NE 2 mph
  • Game attendance: 56,919
  • Referee: Nate Black
  • TV announcers (ACCNX/ESPN+): Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Rodney McLeod (analyst), and Victoria Arlen (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics CAM NCSU
First downs 13 28
Plays–yards 65–188 60–607
Rushes–yards 33–67 26–236
Passing yards 121 371
Passing: comp–att–int 20–32–0 25–34–1
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 33:00 27:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Campbell Passing Kamden Sixkiller 12/22, 87 yards, 1 TD
Rushing JJ Cowan 12 carries, 48 yards
Receiving Mike Chandler II 2 receptions, 24 yards, 1 TD
NC State Passing CJ Bailey 20/23, 337 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Hollywood Smothers 4 carries, 123 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Noah Rogers 3 receptions, 62 yards

at No. 16 Notre Dame

NC State Wolfpack (4–2) at No. 16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3–2) – Game summary

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

  • Date:
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 67 °F (19 °C), NE 8 mph
  • Game attendance: 77,622
  • Referee: Tim Hedgepeth
  • TV announcers (Peacock/NBC): Dan Hicks (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:49) ND – Jeremiyah Love 2-yard run, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 3:04, Notre Dame 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:48) NCSU – Terrell Anderson 45-yard pass from CJ Bailey, Kanoah Vinesett kick (Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 4:27, Tied 7–7)
  • (0:00) ND – Noah Burnette 48-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 0:23, Notre Dame 10–7)
Third quarter
  • (6:58) ND – KK Smith 18-yard pass from CJ Carr, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 5:56, Notre Dame 17–7)
  • (2:46) ND – Will Pauling 12-yard pass from CJ Carr, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:28, Notre Dame 24–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:48) ND – Noah Burnette 34-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:16, Notre Dame 27–7)
  • (9:17) ND – Team safety (Drive: 1 play, -2 yards, 0:20, Notre Dame 29–7)
  • (5:13) ND – Jeremiyah Love 1-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 3:41, Notre Dame 36–7)
Statistics NCSU ND
First downs 12 24
Plays–yards 59–233 71–485
Rushes–yards 28–51 39–143
Passing yards 182 342
Passing: comp–att–int 18–31–3 19–32–1
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 28:47 31:13
Team Category Player Statistics
NC State Passing CJ Bailey 17/30, 186 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Hollywood Smothers 12 carries, 46 yards
Receiving Terrell Anderson 3 receptions, 57 yards, TD
Notre Dame Passing CJ Carr 19/31, 342 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Jeremiyah Love 18 carries, 86 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Eli Raridon 7 receptions, 109 yards

at Pittsburgh

NC State Wolfpack (4–3) at Pittsburgh Panthers (5–2) – Game summary

at Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date:
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 55 °F (13 °C), SW 2 mph
  • Game attendance: 46,840
  • Referee: Jerry Magallanes
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst), and Kendra Douglas (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:13) PITT – Ja’Kyrian Turner 1-yard run, Trey Butkowski kick (Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:29; Pittsburgh 7–0)
  • (6:05) PITT – Trey Butkowski 34-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:01; Pittsburgh 10–0)
  • (3:08) NCSU – Justin Joly 25-yard pass from CJ Bailey, Kanoah Vinesett kick (Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:52; Pittsburgh 10–7)
Second quarter
  • (14:57) PITT – Desmond Reid 2-yard run, Trey Butkowski kick (Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards, 3:06; Pittsburgh 17–7)
  • (14:46) NCSU – Daylan Smothers 65-yard run, Kanoah Vinesett kick (Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:11; Pittsburgh 17–14)
  • (7:15) PITT – Raphael Williams Jr. 7-yard pass from Mason Heintschel, Trey Butkowski kick (Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 3:19; Pittsburgh 24–14)
  • (3:20) NCSU – Justin Joly 59-yard pass from Teddy Hoffmann, Kanoah Vinesett kick (Drive: 4 plays, 83 yards, 2:09; Pittsburgh 24–21)
  • (0:12) PITT – Kenny Johnson 10-yard pass from Mason Heintschel, Trey Butkowski kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:08; Pittsburgh 31–21)
Third quarter
  • (12:42) PITT – Trey Butkowski 41-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 2:12; Pittsburgh 34–21)
  • (10:46) PITT – Cataurus Hicks 84-yard pass from Mason Heintschel, Mason Heintschel pass failed (Drive: 1 play, 84 yards, 0:12; Pittsburgh 40–21)
  • (7:02) PITT – Trey Butkowski 35-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 2:47; Pittsburgh 43–21)
  • (1:55) PITT – Trey Butkowski 43-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 2:52; Pittsburgh 46–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:16) NCSU – Teddy Hoffmann 30-yard pass from CJ Bailey, Kanoah Vinesett kick (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:35; Pittsburgh 46–28)
  • (6:59) PITT – Ja’Kyrian Turner 6-yard run, Trey Butkowski kick (Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 4:17; Pittsburgh 53–28)
  • (1:00) NCSU – Noah Rogers 25-yard pass from CJ Bailey, Will Wilson run failed (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 1:22; Pittsburgh 53–34)
Statistics NCSU PITT
First downs 15 29
Plays–yards 60–445 82–529
Rushes–yards 19–161 33–106
Passing yards 284 423
Passing: comp–att–int 25–41–0 28–49–1
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 25:04 34:56
Team Category Player Statistics
NC State Passing CJ Bailey 24/40, 225 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Hollywood Smothers 8 carries, 86 yards, TD
Receiving Justin Joly 6 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD
Pittsburgh Passing Mason Heintschel 28/48, 423 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Ja’Kyrian Turner 13 carries, 50 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Cataurus Hicks 4 receptions, 120 yards, TD

vs No. 8 Georgia Tech

No. 8 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8–0) vs NC State Wolfpack (4–4) – Game summary

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina

  • Date:
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather:  Cloudy
  • Game attendance:  
  • Referee:  Adam Savoie
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics GT NCSU
First downs 30 26
Plays–yards 70–559 67–583
Rushes–yards 33–151 34–243
Passing yards 408 340
Passing: comp–att–int 25–37–1 24–33–0
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 28:35 31:25
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgia Tech Passing Haynes King 25/35, 408 yards, 2 TD
Rushing 20 carries, 103 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jordan Allen 5 receptions, 110 yards
NC State Passing CJ Bailey 24/32, 340 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jayden Scott 24 carries, 196 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Teddy Hoffman 3 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD

at No. 15 Miami (FL)

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics NCSU MIA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
NC State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Miami (FL) Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Florida State

Florida State Seminoles (0–0) vs NC State Wolfpack (0–0) – Game summary

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina

  • Date:
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m.
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers (ESPN):  
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics FSU NCSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Florida State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
NC State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs North Carolina (rivalry)

North Carolina Tar Heels (0–0) vs NC State Wolfpack (0–0) – Game summary

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina

  • Date:
  • Game time:  
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers ( ):  
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UNC NCSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
North Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving
NC State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Notes

  1. ^ Although both NC State and Virginia are ACC members, this game will not count in the conference standings. The schools scheduled it as a non-conference game because they otherwise meet every two or three years due to it not being a protected matchup.
  2. ^ Game also aired on NBC at the end of the USC at UCLA women’s volleyball game.

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